Clinical neurophysiology

Clinical neurophysiology

What is clinical neurophysiology?

Clinical neurophysiology is a medical speciality that uses basic neuroscience knowledge to perform functional explorations of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), peripheral nervous system (nerves and sense organs) and vegetative or autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic), using highly specialised technology for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic orientation purposes.

It is a complementary exploration service to support diagnosis and follow-up for various specialities such as Traumatology, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, Neurology, Paediatric Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, etc.

Which patients is it for?

Patients may be referred to the Clinical Neurophysiology Clinic by other medical and surgical specialities. The clinic is dedicated to providing diagnosis and therapeutic guidance for nervous system disorders (central and peripheral).

Main conditions and diseases

Most frequent diseases and disorders in clinical neurophysiology:

  • Epilepsy: epilepsy surgery
  • Muscle and neuromuscular junction: myopathies, neuromuscular junction diseases, diseases with muscle hyperactivity
  • Peripheral ​nerve: mononeuropathies, plexopathies, polyneuropathies
  • Radiculopathy​
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • ​Degenerative diseases: motor neuron diseases​
  • Movement: Parkinson’s surgery, muscle tremor
  • Vision: retinopathy
  • ​Hearing: hearing loss

Main diagnostic resources and technology

  • Electroencephalography (EEG):
    • Baseline ​EEG
    • Sleep-deprived EEG
  • ​Electromyography (EMG):
    • Neurography, reflexology (F-wave and H-reflex)
    • Spontaneous muscle​ activity
    • Voluntary ​contraction
    • Quantitative electromyography (QEMG)
    • Repetitive ​stimulation
    • Blink reflex
    • Preoperative ​mapping of peripheral nerves
    • ​Jitter with concentric needle and single fibre
    • Vegetative system examination​
    • Sympathetic skin​ response
  • Evoked potentials: auditory, visual, somatosensory
  • Sleep polysomnography (night and day)​

Vithas centres

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Vithas Aguas Vivas Hospital

Vithas Aguas Vivas Hospital

Carretera Alzira-Tavernes de Valldigna CV-50 km 11

Vithas Granada Hospital

Vithas Granada Hospital

Avenida de Santa María de la Alhambra 6

Vithas La Rosaleda Medical Centre

Vithas La Rosaleda Medical Centre

Paseo Martiricos, Estadio de fútbol La Rosaleda s/n

Vithas Madrid Arturo Soria Hospital

Vithas Madrid Arturo Soria Hospital

Calle Arturo Soria 103

Calle Arturo Soria 105

Calle Arturo Soria 107

Vithas Málaga Hospital

Vithas Málaga Hospital

Avenida Pintor Sorolla 2

Avenida Pintor Sorolla 33

Vithas Medimar Hospital

Vithas Medimar Hospital

Avenida de Dénia 78

Calle Padre Arrupe 20

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